Over the summer season the engine will have been slowly contaminating its oil with the usual chemicals that turn it from a nice clear green or gold color, into a muddy gray color. Over the winter, the oil will sit for a long while, and any water and acids dissolved in it will sit under the oil wherever it lays in the engine. Over the winter, these acids start to eat their way into the various metal bearings and the sump metal. Whilst it's not a problem over a winter or two, it does contribute to premature engine wear. In some cases we have seen the need to replace a leaking engine sump as result of this corrosion from the inside.

Yachting Services

Atlantic
Boating Services Pontoon Facility operates from May to October. We normally
have twenty berths. In good weather we can handle an additional 10 boats.

Maximum length
15 meters

Minimum depth
2.4 meters

Fresh water

220 volt mains
power

Security gates
to shore

Shops, pubs,
restaurants nearby

Fuel and gas
can be arranged

If
you are planning to come to Baltimore this year take a note of my mobile
number 00353(0)87-235-1485 or contact me on VHF channel 16 or 09. Call
on or before the day you arrive and we will make every effort to accommodate
you.

Showers
are available for sailors at Bushes Bar, the Baltimore Sailing Club,
or Glenans Sailing Club.